OBJECTIVE: To assess safety, feasibility and effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolization with degradable-starch-microspheres (DSM-TACE) in the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) dismissing or ineligible for multikinase-inhibitor chemotherapy administration (Sorafenib) due to unbearable side effects or clinical contraindications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Six consecutive advanced HCC patients dismissing Sorafenib because of unbearable side effects or worsened clinical conditions were enrolled in our prospective single-center pilot study. DSM-TACE was performed via a lobar approach, based on extent and distribution of the disease (1 treatment session for every lobe involved, with a 2-week interval in case of bilobar disease). Tumor response based on mRECIST criteria was evaluated on MD-CT performed at 1 month after "complete treatment" and every 3 months thereafter. RESULTS: Eleven treatments were performed, and technical success was achieved in all patients. No intra/peri-procedural death/major complications occurred. No signs of liver failure or systemic toxicity were detected. At one month follow-up, 5 partial responses (83.3%) and 1 progression disease (16.6%) with an overall disease control (ODC) of 83.3% were observed. In two patients with ODC and residual viable tumor higher than 50%, a repeated DSM-TACE treatment was performed. During the mean follow-up of 11 months (range: 4-14 months), an ODC of 66.6% was obtained. Progression-free survival was 5.5 months with a cumulative 6-month and 1-year overall survival rates of 83.3% and 66.6%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: DSM-TACE seems to be a promising option for advanced HCC patients ineligible for Sorafenib administration or dismissing it due to progressive disease or unbearable side effects.

Iezzi, R., Pompili, M., Nestola, M., Siciliano, M., Annicchiarico, B. E., Zocco, M. A., Rinninella, E., Posa, A., Antonuccio, G. E. M., Gasbarrini, A., Bonomo, L., Transarterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE): an alternative option for advanced HCC patients? Preliminary results, <<EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES>>, 2016; 20 (13): 2872-2877 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/87117]

Transarterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE): an alternative option for advanced HCC patients? Preliminary results

Iezzi, Roberto
Primo
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Pompili, Maurizio
Secondo
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Nestola, Massimiliano;Siciliano, Massimo;Annicchiarico, Brigida Eleonora;Zocco, Maria Assunta;Rinninella, Emanuele;Posa, Alessandro;Gasbarrini, Antonio
Penultimo
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Bonomo, Lorenzo
Ultimo
2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess safety, feasibility and effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolization with degradable-starch-microspheres (DSM-TACE) in the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) dismissing or ineligible for multikinase-inhibitor chemotherapy administration (Sorafenib) due to unbearable side effects or clinical contraindications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Six consecutive advanced HCC patients dismissing Sorafenib because of unbearable side effects or worsened clinical conditions were enrolled in our prospective single-center pilot study. DSM-TACE was performed via a lobar approach, based on extent and distribution of the disease (1 treatment session for every lobe involved, with a 2-week interval in case of bilobar disease). Tumor response based on mRECIST criteria was evaluated on MD-CT performed at 1 month after "complete treatment" and every 3 months thereafter. RESULTS: Eleven treatments were performed, and technical success was achieved in all patients. No intra/peri-procedural death/major complications occurred. No signs of liver failure or systemic toxicity were detected. At one month follow-up, 5 partial responses (83.3%) and 1 progression disease (16.6%) with an overall disease control (ODC) of 83.3% were observed. In two patients with ODC and residual viable tumor higher than 50%, a repeated DSM-TACE treatment was performed. During the mean follow-up of 11 months (range: 4-14 months), an ODC of 66.6% was obtained. Progression-free survival was 5.5 months with a cumulative 6-month and 1-year overall survival rates of 83.3% and 66.6%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: DSM-TACE seems to be a promising option for advanced HCC patients ineligible for Sorafenib administration or dismissing it due to progressive disease or unbearable side effects.
2016
Inglese
Iezzi, R., Pompili, M., Nestola, M., Siciliano, M., Annicchiarico, B. E., Zocco, M. A., Rinninella, E., Posa, A., Antonuccio, G. E. M., Gasbarrini, A., Bonomo, L., Transarterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE): an alternative option for advanced HCC patients? Preliminary results, <<EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES>>, 2016; 20 (13): 2872-2877 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/87117]
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